Kick off the weekend early, with an outstanding sampling opportunity! Margaritaville Foods provides the food, and The Orleans Grapevine provides the laid back setting for this perfect afternoon. Margaritaville Foods is the division of the company that produces and markets the take home goodies that you find in your local grocery store. They will have several items here for sampling, and it is delicious! We'll also have live music in the courtyard, and in case you were wondering, the bar at the Grapevine WILL be open!

DANNY ROSADO!

Thursday, Jan. 11 / 1:15pm-2:30pm

@ The Orleans Grapevine Restaurant

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"Pirates and Poets"

French Quarter Happy Hour!

Thursday, January 11 /3pm-5:00pm

@ The Tropical Isle /Upstairs

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This is the event formerly known as the “Radio Margaritaville Happy Hour”. Jon Boy and Dammit Earl host this fun, interactive show, featuring live performances from several of this year’s Pardi-Gras artists and offering their "Pirates and Poets" take on things. . Come one, come all, as we get the party started in a big way!

EMERGING ARTISTS SHOW!

Thursday, Jan. 11 / 5:00pm - 6:00pm

@ The Tropical Isle / Upstairs

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*BERT HEBERT

*JOEL BLOCK

LIVE MUSIC! >

The "Emerging Artists" showcase is a concept that we added last year to Pardi-Gras. We'll feature some up and coming talent that you may not have seen or heard yet, but who might be coming to a venue or event near you in the future. We heard so much positive feedback about this last year that we have decided to make this an annual occurence at this time slot at Pardi-Gras. This year's two "emerging artists" are Bert Hebert (Nederland, TX.) and Joel Block (Rockport, TX). Please give them a big Pardi-Gras welcome!

BERT HEBERT

JOEL BLOCK

Registration /

Credential Pick-up

Thursday, Jan. 11 / 6:00pm-8:30pm

@ The St. Joseph Room, Bourbon Orleans Hotel

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This is when and where you check in, and pick up your t-shirts, badges, and event guides. This is also where you can take a look at the carefully selected Live Auction items that we will be featuring at Saturday afternoon's Street Party. The St. Joseph Room is located inside the Bourbon Orleans Hotel, downstairs, on the Bourbon Street side of the hotel.

Pardi-Gras Poker Run!

Multiple days, multiple venues

Purchase card at Registration

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Get your scorecard when you register. Scorecards are $10 each.

-50% of entry money goes to our charities

-35% of entry money goes to the 1st place hand

-10% goes to 2nd place

-5% goes to 3rd place

Scroll down for more details....

MARK CARSON!

Thursday, January 11 / 6:15pm-7:30pm

@ The Funky Pirate

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CORY YOUNG!

Thursday, January 11 / 6:30pm-7:40pm

@ The Tropical Isle / Downstairs

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LIVE MUSIC! >

RICK LAMB!

Thursday, Jan. 11 / 7:45pm-9:10pm

@ The Tropical Isle / Up Stairs

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Crowning of the Pardi-Gras King and Queen!

Thursday, January 11 / @ 9:15pm

@ The Tropical Isle / Upstairs

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Every year, Pardi-Gras crowns a King and Queen to preside over the weekend's activities. It is a secret known only to the Pardi-Gras Krewe, and is revealed at this ceremony on Thursday night. The current King and Queen are Kelly and Anita Brown (pictured to the right). The King and Queen preside over all activities at Pardi-Gras!

DROP DEAD DANGEROUS!

Thursday, January 11 / 9:30pm-11:00pm

@ Tropical Isle / Upstairs

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LIVE MUSIC! >

LATE as USUAL!

Thursday, Jan. 11 / 11:00pm-1:00am

@ The Tropical Isle Bourbon/Toulouse)

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LIVE MUSIC! >

Friday, Jan. 12

BLOODY MARYs @

The Tropical Isle! 11am

BOB DURAND!

Friday, Jan. 12 / 11:00am-12:00pm

@ The Tropical Isle (downstairs)

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Registration /

Credential Pick-up

Friday, January 12 / 12:00pm-2:00pm

@ The St. Joseph Room, Bourbon Orleans Hotel

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This is when and where you check in, and pick up your t-shirts, badges, and event guides. This is also where you can take a look at the carefully selected Live Auction items that we will be featuring at Saturday afternoon's Street Party. The St. Joseph Room is located inside the Bourbon Orleans Hotel, downstairs, on the Bourbon Street side of the hotel.

KELLY BROWN!

Friday, January 12 / 12:00pm-1:00pm

@ The Bourbon O! Bar

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LIVE MUSIC! >

ROB HILL!

Friday, January 12 / 1:00pm-2:30pm

@ The Bourbon O! Bar

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LIVE MUSIC! >

DENNIS MCCAUGHEY!

Friday, Jan. 12 / 2:30pm-4:00pm

@ The Tropical Isle - Original

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LIVE MUSIC! >

PAUL ROUSH!

Friday, Jan. 12 / 2:45pm-4:15pm

@ The Bayou Club (next to TI-O)

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Pardi-Gras Bourbon Street Pub Crawl!

Friday, January 12 / 4pm-6:00pm

@ (various locations on Bourbon Street)

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This "event within the event" absolutely captures the spirit of Pardi-Gras. We've been doing this since 1997, when a handful of us started a 4 hour Pub Crawl around the French Quarter. Over the years, we've realized that if we didn't limit it to Bourbon Street, and only two hours, things would definitely get out of hand! Join about 250 of your friends as we descend en massse on a carefully selected cross-section of bars on Bourbon Street. Dress the part...outrageous, ... or come as you are!

JIM HOEHN!

Friday, January 12 / 4:15pm-5:45pm

@ The Tropical Isle (Toulouse)

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LIVE MUSIC! >

REGGIE STARRETT!

Friday, January 12/6:00pm-7:15pm

@ The Tropical Isle (upstairs)

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LIVE MUSIC! >

Pardi-Gras Second Line Parade!

Friday, January 12 / 7:30pm-8pm

(starts at intersection of Bourbon and Orleans)

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(INFO COMING)

JIMMY PARRISH DUO!

Friday, January 12 / 8:00pm-9:30pm

@ Tropical Isle (Upstairs)

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LIVE MUSIC! >

SOUTHERN DRAWL BAND!

Friday, January 12 / 9:45pm-11:30pm

@ Tropical Isle (Upstairs)

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Trp Rock Lip Synch Battle!

Friday, January 12 / 12:00-1:00pm

@ Tropical Isle / Upstairs

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Details TBA!

Saturday, Jan. 13

Street Party Set-Up!

Saturday, Jan. 13 /8:00am-12:00pm

700 Block of Bourbon Street

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Watch the Street Party being set up before your very eyes! NOPD blocks the street, and Bernard Productions sets up a stage and sound system, in anticipation of our fun day in the Quarter! Location of the stage is on the Bourbon Street side of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel, just outside the St. Joseph Room.

Big Burrito Radio Happy Hour!

Saturday, Jan. 13 / 10:00am - 12:00pm

@ The Tropical Isle (upstairs balcony)

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Marty Kuklinsky (aka “Mad Marty”) and Dan Mueller (aka “Captain Awesome”) host one of the Midwest’s favorite Trop-Rock music shows, called the Big Burrito Happy Hour. They will be broadcasting their show LIVE on Saturday morning from the balcony at the Tropical Isle. They will be interviewing artists appearing at Pardi-Gras, and we’ll probably even have a few live performances as well. You are welcome to join Marty and Dan on the balcony for a Bloody Mary or other libation, as the crew sets up the stage below for the Street Party that afternoon!

BLOODY MARYs @

The TROPICAL ISLE! 11:00am

JEFF & THE CAMAROS!

Saturday, Jan. 13 / 11:00am-12:00pm

Downstairs, at The Tropical Isle

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Registration /

Credential Pick-up

Saturday, Jan. 13 /12:00pm-2:00pm

@ The St. Joseph Room, Bourbon Orleans Hotel

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This is when and where you check in, and pick up your t-shirts, badges, and event guides. This is also where you can take one last look at the carefully selected Live Auction items that we will be featuring at Saturday afternoon's Street Party. The St. Joseph Room is located inside the Bourbon Orleans Hotel, downstairs, on the Bourbon Street side of the hotel.

Pardi-Gras Street Party!

Saturday, January 13 / 12:00pm-6:00pm

@ 700 block of Bourbon Street

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This is the crown jewel of the Pardi-Gras experience...the Bourbon Street Party. We block the street from traffic on Saturday morning, and we set up a stage right in the middle of Bourbon Street. There's live music, and in the intermission, a Live Auction of very carefully selected items. We'll also probably hear from someone from the City of New Orleans (they LOVE photo-ops!) It is not uncommon for virtually every artist who is performing at the event to join us on stage at some point or another. This is just too much fun folks...no matter what the weather!

DONNY BREWER & THE DOCK ROCKERS!

Saturday, January 13 / 12pm-1:30pm

@ Bourbon Street Stage

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LIVE MUSIC! >

JIMMY & THE PARROTS!

Saturday, January 13 / 1:45pm-3:15pm

@ Bourbon Street Stage

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LIVE MUSIC! >

Live Auction! Proclamations!

Saturday, Jan. 13 / 3:30pm-4:00pm

Bourbon Street Stage

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It's the only time all weekend that we'll ask you for money! We auction off a few carefully selected items from the stage at the Street Party. This year, we are pleased to offer a few VERY special items donated by the Paradise Charitable Foundation! Money raised in this live auction is divided between three charities near and dear to our hearts: 1) "COPS 8", a police support organization in New Orleans 2) New Orleans Musician's Clinic, a free clinic to help local musicians in the Big Easy, and 3) Angelman Syndrome Foundation, a support organization for research for a cure for the disease

JERRY DIAZ & HANNA'S REEF!

Saturday, Jan. 13 / 4:00pm-5:30pm

Bourbon Street Stage

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6:00pm-7:00pm / Break for Dinner!

By popular request!

Enjoy an hour of ZERO Pardi-Gras events,

so you can partake of some great Louisiana cuisine!

THOM SHEPHERD & COLEY MCCABE!

Saturday, Jan. 13 / 7:00pm-8:30pm

@ The Bourbon O Bar

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THE MASTER GATOR'S ALL STAR JAM!

Saturday, Jan. 13 / 8:30pm-11:00pm

@ The Tropical Isle (upstairs)

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Join us for the "after party", as we invite all the artists who performed during the weekend so far (as well as Sunday's entertainers) to join us for a barn burner upstairs at the Tropical Isle! THIS is when the stories get made folks! The Master Gator is buying the drinks for the artists, so WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. This should be a fun one folks!

Sunday,Jan. 14

"Sunday Morning in New Orleans"

Sunday, Jan. 14 / 10:30am-1:00pm

@ The Tropical Isle (Upstairs)

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After you've checked out of your hotel (unless you're staying another night!), and grabbed a bite to eat, sashay over to the Tropical Isle, where they will be opening the upstairs a little earlier just for us. You'll have to enter through the side entrance. Join your fellow Pardi-Gras revelers as we clear the cobwebs, and get ready for a fantastic last day of Pardi-Gras!

STEVE HOPPER!

Sunday, Jan. 14 / 10:30am - 11:30am

@ the Tropical Isle (Upstairs)

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LIVE MUSIC! >

THE DETENTIONS!

Sunday, Jan. 14 / 11:30am-1:00pm

Upstairs at the Tropical Isle

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Pirates and Poets!

Sunday, January 15 / 1:15pm-4:45pm

@ The Tropical Isle (upstairs)

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We finish off Pardi-Gras weekend with a very entertaining show we call “Pirates and Poets”. It’s the classic songwriters-in-the round show, and features three of our favorite songwriters, trading original songs back and forth, and interacting with each other. It’s a lot of fun, and VERY spontaneous! By the way, the Pirates and Poets showcase is presented every month by Jon Burns, and takes place at T Bone Tom’s in Kemah, TX. during the months of March-December, and in Port Aransas, TX. in February. For more information about P&P, visit the website www.piratesandpoets.net

MATT HOGGATT!

Sunday, January 14 / 1:15pm-4:45pm

@ The Tropical Isle (Toulouse)

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BRENT BURNS!

Sunday, Jan. 14 / 1:15pm-4:45pm

@ The Tropical Isle (upstairs)

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LIVE MUSIC! >

DON MIDDLEBROOK!

Sunday, Jan. 14 / 1:15pm-4:45pm

@ The Tropical Isle (upstairs)

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RHYTHM & RAIN!

Sunday, Jan. 14 / 5:00pm-9:00pm

@ The Tropical Isle (downstairs)

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EVENT SPONSORS

Pardi-Gras asks everyone to please be aware of and support our sponsors. We couldn't present Pardi-Gras without them!

Pardi-Gras features several "events within the event" during our five days in New Orleans. Some of these events have been going on as long as Pardi-Gras has been in existence. All are included in your Pardi-Gras registration fee. Your fee also entitles you to a very cool "signature" long-sleeve event shirt. These shirts are some of the most recognizable shirts in the Trop-Rock genre. A few of those events are listed below.

Let the good times roll!

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*Crowning of the King and Queen

*Bourbon Street Pub Crawl

*Pardi-Gras Second Line Parade

*Trop Rock Lip Synch Battle

*Pirates and Poets Songwriter's Show

*Pardi-Gras Poker Run

*Big Burrito Radio Live Broadcast

*French Quarter Happy Hour

+ Music, Music, Music!

FundraisingPardi-Gras conducts a minimal , but timely amount of fund-raising during our event. We ask that you please be aware of the ONE time all weekend that we ask for money! Saturday afternoon, during the street party, we have a live auction of a few very carefully selected items. Over the past 15 years, Pardi-Gras has donated over $100,000 to our selected charities.

Funds collected are donated to three of our favorite charities:

1. COPS 8- a non-profit organization that provides services and needed supplies to police officers of the 8th District of New Orleans. The 8th District includes the French Quarter area, where all activities of Pardi-Gras take place. ClickHERE for more information

2. New Orleans Musician's Clinic - a non-profit organization that provides needed health services to musicians in the Greater New Orleans area, who are otherwise unable to access these services on their own. Click HERE for more information

3. Angelman's Syndrome Foundation - a non-profit organization supporting research for the cure for this disease. Click HERE for more information

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Poker Run Rules and Details:

- Everyone registered for Pardi Gras is welcome to participate.

- Scorecards may be purchased at Registration on Thursday evening or Friday afternoon.

- Pardi Gras is not responsible for lost or stolen scorecards.

- If purchased Friday, the first and second playing card draws will occur at time of scorecard purchase.

- Scorecards are $10 each. One player may purchase multiple scorecards. If one player is playing multiple scorecards, you must choose which scorecard you are playing BEFORE drawing a playing card.

- The scorecard will have spots to record 5 playing card selections. Each playing card will be drawn at the designated venue and time. (Note Friday purchase exception above.)

- Venues and times are printed on the scorecard.

- At each drawing location the player will present the scorecard and draw a playing card. If they draw a card they have previously drawn, they will draw another card. The playing card will then be recorded on their scorecard and verified by the PG Krewe.

- At the final playing card draw, the scorecard will be collected by PG Krewe for tabulating. Players will know their final hand at that time.

- PG Krewe will determine the three best hands and announce the winners during the break in the Street Party Saturday afternoon. Winners should claim their prizes immediately after the announcement.

- Playing cards should be drawn at the designated venues and times. Please do not show up at the last venue and ask the PG Krewe to “catch up” on your draws.

A frequent performer at Pardi-Gras, this resident of Houston, TX., is well respected throughout the Trop-Rock world, and the Texas coastal communities for his excellent original songwriting. Dennis has been nominated multiple times for Trop-Rock awards, and has performed from coast to coast in support of his 3 current CDs. Not only is he a great songwriter, but he’s a great entertainer too. We’re proud to have Dennis Davis back at Pardi-Gras once again!

TROP ROCK JUNKIES!

Friday, January 15 / 10pm-11:30pm

@ The Tropical Isle (upstairs)

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This talented band from the St. Petersburg, FL. area are making their first appearance ever at Pardi-Gras this year. But make no mistake; they are seasoned veterans of the Trop Rock scene, having performed at festivals from the Mid-West to Key West. Lead man Steve Tolliver recently won the coveted “Songwriter of the Year” Award at the TRMAs in Key West. The TRJs are high-energy, fun-loving guys who will rock the house in New Orleans!

SOUTHERN DRAWL BAND!

Saturday, January 16 / 1:30pm-3:15pm

700 Bourbon Street

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One of the most entertaining acts to hit the Trop-Rock circuit in years, the Southern Drawl Band (“SDB”) will be joining us again this year at Pardi-Gras! The current “Band of the Year” for two years running, will be featured at the Street Party on Bourbon on Saturday afternoon. Led by singer-songwriter Mike Nash, these talented musicians come to New Orleans all the way from Knoxville, TN. With great original music to complement the carefully chosen covers they play, the SDB has been tearing it up from coast to coast the past 3 years. We’re thrilled to have them performing for us at Pardi-Gras this year!

The PHIN ADDICTS!

Saturday, Jan. 16 / 12:00pm-1:15pm

Bourbon Street Stage

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This Missouri-based band is the brainchild of singer/songwriter Rick Lamb, who also fronts the group. You may remember Rick and lead guitar player Rob Davis from last year’s Pardi-Gras. The band has been touring the country for years, under the name Cruize Control, and just recently re-branded under the new name. No matter what they are called, they are a highly entertaining and fun group, with fantastic original material. We look forward to having the entire band this year at Pardi-Gras!

THOM SHEPHERD!

Saturday, January 16 / 7:00pm-8:30pm

@ The Bourbon O Bar

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This Austin, TX. resident is one of the most sought after songwriters in both Trop-Rock music, and the Texas music scene. He’s prolific, having written over 100 songs that have been recorded by other artists, including smash country music hits “Private Malone”, and “Redneck Yacht Club”. Most songwriters as successful as T.S. would be content to rest on their laurels, but Thom continues to crank out huge Texas music hits such as “Cheaper to Keep her” (recorded by Kevin Fowler and Mark Chesnutt) and fantastic Trop-Rock hits( “Always Saturday Night”). Pardi-Gras is proud to have Thom Shepherd back again this year!

JIMMY MARAVENTANO!

Saturday, January 16/8:30pm-10:00pm

@ The Tropical Isle (upstairs)

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As leader of one of the most popular bands in Trop Rock, singer-songwriter Jimmy Maraventano is one of the most recognized, and most loved entertainers around. Based in New Jersey, Jimmy (along with his band, Jimmy & the Parrots) have performed across the country, and throughout the Caribbean. Jimmy & the Parrots are hugely successful, and one of the most anticipated acts every year at the annual “Meeting of the Minds” convention in Key West, FL. And while the Parrots are a very talented group of musicians in their own right, it’s Jimmy who deftly leads the circus. Jimmy will be closing out Saturday night upstairs at the Tropical Isle, and it will definitely be a party you don’t want to miss!